number one; first; best; most; game; round
empress dowager; queen mother
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
health; healthy; sound; fit
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
pus; corruption; rot; evils
diagnosis; medical examination
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
fifth day of the month; five days
in accordance with; according to
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
succession; continuation; series; sequence
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to come back; to bloom a second time
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"